Exploring Writing Strategies of Two Sophomore Students of a State University in the Philippines: A Case Study on its Implications for Pedagogical Support and Cognitive Awareness

Writing is considered to be one of the most essential tools for the academic survival of every student that is also very relevant when they step into the world of work. Thus, this study investigated the use of writing strategies by the sophomore students of a university in Claveria, Misamis Oriental, Philippines. Two respondents were selected in this mini-qualitative exploratory case study that took advantage of individual face-to-face interviews and casual conversations using open-ended questions with direct quotations. Findings disclosed that the willingness to incorporate other resources was taken optimistically during planning. Revision was given a positive outlook, while evaluation was recognized in the form of re-reading. With this, two themes emerged from the analysis of the data. First, the pedagogical support that refers to a reinforcement of other sources in writing helped a lot in the development of respondents’ writing skills and cognitive awareness of respondents’ weaknesses and incompetence in writing. Therefore, instructors should provide students with extensive exposure to writing through various classroom activities and opportunities. In this way, they can empower the students by assuming full responsibility.